Editing Diplomat's Cloak

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{{Combination artifact
 | slot    = Cape
 | blocked = Necklace,<br>Ring
 | cost    = 15000
 | combo_3 =
 | art_1   = Statesman's Medal
 | art_2   = Diplomat's Ring
 | art_3   = Ambassador's Sash
 | event  = You met an unusual scarecrow today. Instead of scaring the, well, crows, it was intelligently persuading them to leave the field. You agreed to help the scarecrow to find the closest seer in exchange for the secret. The scarecrow gives you its cloak.
 | effect = Allows your hero to [[retreat]] or [[surrender]] when battling neutral monsters or defending a town. Multiplies your hero [[army strength]] by 3 (for neutral armies and [[Thieves' Guild]]).<br>'''Component effects:''' [[surrender]] cost reduced by 30%.
}}

* In addition to component effects allows your hero to [[retreat]] or [[surrender]] when battling neutral monsters or defending a town.
* Multiplies your hero [[army strength]] by 3 (for [[Thieves' Guild]] and [[Wandering Creatures|neutral armies]], which allows to negotiate with stronger monsters).
* Component effects: reduce the cost of surrendering by 30%.

==Hit and Run ban==
In {{hota}}{{-wh}}: in two-hero combat, the attacker is normally forbidden to retreat or surrender in the first round of combat after casting a spell. The Diplomat's Cloak allows a hero to ignore this ban for surrender only.

{{Artifact 'see also'}}

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